Compare Olle Middle School with Killough Middle School

Olle Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 69 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Killough Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 89 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Olle Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Killough Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Olle Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 77.49% of student population, followed by African Americans (16.71%), Asians (2.94%), Whites or Caucasians (1.80%), Native Americans (0.85%) and Two or More Races (0.09%).

At Killough Middle School, Hispanics make up 66.08% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.46%), Asians (12.34%), Whites or Caucasians (2.87%), Native Americans (1.00%) and Two or More Races (0.25%).

Based on household incomes, Olle Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 87.75% compared to 82.92% at Killough Middle School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Olle Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 58.31% of its student population compared to 45.26% at Killough Middle School.

In addition, Olle Middle School has 58.12% bilingual students, 3.99% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.59% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Killough Middle School with 45.14% bilingual students, 9.98% gifted and talented students and 11.10% students in the special education program.

Olle Middle School's 83 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. Teachers at Killough Middle School, numbering 67 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years.

Of its teaching staff, Olle Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Killough Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Olle Middle School there are 55 female teachers and 27 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Killough Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.